Life's Work:
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Military Service: US Army Security Agency - Russian intelligence analyst
Career: Three decades as a strategic planning consultant for business & government
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Assignments: USA - Europe - Far East - South America
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Consulting: Fortune 500 companies - small businesses - US & foreign governments
Specialties: Consultant - Speechwriter (White House) - Speaker - Author -Parodist - Poet
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Languages: Russian - German - French - Italian - Spanish
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Life Experiences:
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Democracy: Inalienable rights are a privilege - born by the sacrifice of others
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Dictatorships: Born out of anger, fear, hopelessness complacency, and blind faith
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Hope for America: To place patriotism over partisanship
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America's Youth: The US Constitution: read it, love it, live it, and defend it
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Most Rewarding: Working at the White House during the G.H.W. Bush presidency
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Most Challenging: Assisting Russia in making the transition to free markets
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Lost in Siberia: The true test of faith is when we have no good reason to believe it exists
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Most Dangerous: Refusing to play Russian roulette. Why? - Someone always loses
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West Berlin: Working in Berlin for six years, until it fell on November 9, 1989
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Most Surprising: Unexpectedly met Dr. Henry Kissinger - warm, polite and brilliant
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Most Harrowing: Arrested in Tehran, Iran four days after the US Embassy hostage crisis
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Greatest Inequity: Global disparity between men's rights vs. women's rights
Global Warming: Fact or Fiction - Action vs. Denial. Is the latter worth the risk?
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Summary: Carpenter's Rule - Measure twice, cut once - it applies to life's decisions as well
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Philosophical Wisdom:
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"The formula for success is faith, family, friends, fortitude and compassion for others." —Morris Chamovitz "Surrogate Father & Mentor"
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"There are three sides to every story--two opinions and the truth la in between"
—Dorothy "Dragica" Popovich "Mother"
"There is no greater strength than humility--and no greater weakness than arrogance." —Robert L. Popovich
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